Victorian Conviviality and Entertainments

Glendon College, York University

2275 Bayview Avenue

Saturday 26 April 2025

9:30 am – 5:00 pm

9:30-10:20 am                                  Registration and Tea                   (York Hall 317)

10:30-12:15 pm                                  Morning Session                (Glendon Hall 102) 

Jo Devereux (Western University)

“‘A glamour of oppressed, uncomplaining patience’: Imperialist Iconography in the Strand’s ‘Zig-Zags at the Zoo,’ 1892-1894”

Daniel Siegel (University of Alabama, Birmingham)

“Friendship, Rivalry, and the Ladies’ Chess Club”

Mariam Zarif (King’s College, London)

“Tea, Talk, and Exclusivity: Women’s Clubs and Victorian Conviviality in Private Spaces”

Jaymi-Lynn Butler (York University)

“The Politics of Pudding”  

12:30-1:45 pm                                               Lunch                                (York Hall 317)

1:50-2:50 pm                                      Keynote Address I                (Glendon Hall 102)

Amanda Paxton (Trent University, Durham)

3:00-4:00 pm                                      Keynote Address II               (Glendon Hall 102)

Christopher Keep (Western University)

4:00-5:00 pm                                         Sherry Hour                               (York Hall 317)